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    HUMAN RIGHTS ANOTHER LOOK AT ABORTION Beryl Holmes President (1987-92) Children by Choice Association‚ QLD ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SOMEWHERE between a quarter and half a million women die every year from illegal abortion (Short 1991). This is an ’epidemic ’ of gigantic proportions. Usually great efforts are made to curb tragic and unnecessary deaths‚ such as those from smallpox‚ malaria and AIDS. It is surprising then that almost nothing has been done about this shocking worldwide

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    Opposing Arguments: Abortion Introduction: Why abortion is immoral by Don Marquis is the start of two discussions pertaining to whether abortion should be acceptable in our modern society. The argument‚ Marquis makes‚ is that abortion actually deprives the fetus’s “future-like-ours.” Many philosophers support Marquis’ belief by arguing that fetuses have their own possibilities; thus‚ killing fetuses is absolutely wrong (Marquis‚ 105). Nevertheless‚ there are also other philosophers who criticize

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    women have gained many rights‚ they still today are fighting to keep their right to aborting a fetus within them. Many individuals see underlying issues with suppressing abortion. Abortion may cause more of an advantage than harm. First and foremost‚ abortion allows a woman the right to her own body. Some say that abortion should not be used as a form of contraception‚ but birth control fails daily. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ about 6% of all birth controls fail each

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    prevention measures‚ or even aid to victims‚ into the bill." The bill specifically states that legal abortions are not a crime‚ but critics fear the way it defines life could provide a legal precedent for those who would outlaw the procedure. The Senate narrowly rejected an amendment by Sen. Dianne Feinstein‚ D-Calif.‚ that would have imposed the same penalties on assailants without referring to the legal status of a fetus. "This law rights a blatant and indefensible wrong by establishing what everyone

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    Philosophy 101 12/8/2011 An Argument That Abortion Is Wrong. The purpose of this essay is to set out an argument that abortion is wrong. Some claim that only in “rare” instances‚ such as rape or within a few days of contraception‚ abortion is acceptable. I will agree that there are certain circumstances that abortion is more “acceptable” than other times‚ albeit however few and far between these instances arise. Instances that make abortion more “okay” are rape‚ and once it is discovered that the

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    such concern to the woman involved that she should be allowed to make the choice as to whether to continue or to abort her pregnancy. Abortion should remain legal in Australia because allows women the right to control one’s own body‚ it also provides teenagers who become pregnant equal prospects for the future. Forcing a woman to continue pregnancy when conceived by violent act would cause further psychological harm to the victim and furthermore abortion allows women the option to terminate pregnancy

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    right to obtain abortions has been a debated topic since the 1800s. It has been the subject of intense Supreme Court litigation and is publically debated during presidential elections. Abortion is defined as ending a pregnancy by removing a fetus from the uterus (“Abortion”). Abortion is also controversial because those who take a stance may have cultural and religious influences. There are many activist groups that argue pro-choice or pro-life. Pro-Life followers argue abortions should be prohibited

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    “A woman received horrific internal injuries when a consultant gynecologist attempted an abortion he was not capable of performing‚ the UK General Medical Council (GMC) was told in March 2003. Andrew Gbinigie ruptured the patient’s womb during the abortion‚ and pulled out her right fallopian tube and ovary‚ and her urethra – the tube connecting the kidney to the bladder. Only after he had removed a piece of bowel did he realize something was wrong and called for help from staff at Birmingham’s Calthorpe

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    The first argument is by J.J Thomson regarding abortion when it happens during consensual sex. She says that the woman has no obligation to keep the child‚ even though the woman had consensual sex and understood that she could become pregnant. Marquis talks about how everyone has a FLO account‚ and abortion would be killing‚ and killing causes premature death‚ so therefore‚ he believes that abortion is immoral in all cases including consensual sex. Judith Jarvis Thomson gives an analogy when it

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    Toward Abortion and a Social trend in Vietnam While researching the changes in the fast pace of modern life‚ where most people are concerned about economic developments and democratic lifestyles‚ we found myriad shocking facts about a questionable social evil: abortion. Abortion is not a new phenomenon. But the increasing statistics of abortion and the rising contribution from adolescents have raged concerns about the young Vietnamese’s living attitude and their senses of responsibility. Abortion

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